Meningitis Definition & Meaning

meningitis
noun
  1. infectious disease characterized by inflammation of the meninges (the tissues that surround the brain or spinal cord) usually caused by a bacterial infection; symptoms include headache and stiff neck and fever and nausea

"Meningitis" in song lyrics

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  • "Spinal meningitis"
    Caltroit (Black Milk & Bishop Lamont) f/ Ras Kass, Royce Da 5'9" — Go Hard
  • "I feel my brain swell like meningitis"
    Juggaknots — Trouble Man
  • "symptoms of bacterial meningitis"
    AOL — AOL

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